The Silver Spar Prospect is a copper mine located in Graham county, Arizona at an elevation of 6,801 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 6,801 Feet (2,073 Meters)
Commodity: Copper
Lat, Long: 33.01694, -110.36556
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Silver Spar Prospect MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Silver Spar Prospect
Commodity
Primary: Copper
Secondary: Silver
Tertiary: Lead
Tertiary: Antimony
Location
State: Arizona
County: Graham
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year Last Production: 1950
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Form: IRREGULAR SEAMS, DISCONTINUOUS
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Name: Quartz Monzonite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Pliocene
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Bornite
Ore: Malachite
Gangue: Fluorite
Gangue: Quartz
Gangue: Barite
Comments
Comment (Location): ON THE WEST SIDE OF STANLEY BUTTE, NEAR THE SUMMIT
Comment (Production): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA SHOWS ONLY 1 YEAR OF PRODUCTION REPORTED (1950), WHEN 4 TONS OF ORE WAS SHIPPED OUT BY J.W. DONOWICK.
Comment (Workings): SHORT TUNNEL, SHALLOW SHAFT, AND OPEN CUTS.
References
Reference (Deposit): USGS BULL 763, P. 109
Reference (Deposit): USBM-ABGMT FILE DATA
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